Alumni Magazine for the University of Wisconsin Law School
For this multi-generational UW Law family, Racine offers something for everyone. Here, Lauren Devine ’15 and Thomas Devine ’78 share their guide to a perfect summer day in America’s Kringle Capital. Early Bird Gets the Coffee … and the Kringle Lauren: Pick up a latte from Wilson’s Coffee and Tea, a local shop that roasts …
In 2016, Elle Décor named the UW Law Library one of the 50 best libraries in the United States. Here’s a look at our stunning library throughout the seasons.
A Conversation with John Hawley ’79 Describe your current job. I work in a three-lawyer general practice firm with offices located in Random Lake and Sheboygan, Wisconsin. I enjoy the variety of a general practice. Random Lake’s location on the Sheboygan and Ozaukee county line gives me the chance to regularly appear in both counties, …
When I receive the Gargoyle I always check out the class notes, and don’t find many from the 1940s. As a retired lawyer, I now live in a retirement home in Milwaukee. I have been pleased to meet two other residents here who go back to the 1940s and 1950s. Lawrence Gooding ’50 is a …
UW Law grad’s article cited in federal discrimination suit An article written by Lauren Bishop ’15 was cited in the opening brief of a federal discrimination lawsuit against the US State Department in July 2016. The case, Dana Zzyym v. John Kerry, involves an intersex American citizen who was denied a US passport after leaving …
UW Law students and alumni help children succeed and stay in school UW Law School students and graduates are known for their strongly held commitment to community service. Starting during the first week of law school, new students learn that law is a service profession and spend time giving back to schools and community organizations …
By Nicole Etter Filled with excitement and nervous energy, third-year law student Sofia Ascorbe waited for one of the biggest moments of her life: a personal meeting with US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. “Meeting her was sort of overwhelming,” says Ascorbe, who is president of the Student Bar Association (SBA) and an executive board …
By Tammy Kempfert The day her family’s refrigerator got repossessed is the day Geraldine Hines realized her life’s calling. Hines recalls thinking, “This isn’t fair.” She was around 12 at the time, the oldest of ten kids growing up in Greenville, Mississippi. “I may not have thought ‘lawyer’ at that moment, but in a more …
In 1971, Geraldine Hines was one of four black students entering the Wisconsin Law School. She’s now a justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court — the first African American woman to serve there — and this past summer, she returned to meet with 18 students, speaking about the challenges and opportunities studying law provides. …
On the Reasons Why People Falsely Confess “The most prominent is simply that people are subjected to psychologically coercive, very intensive interrogation tactics. To make it stop or secure the best outcome that they possibly can, they’re led to believe that they should just confess, even though they didn’t do it.” KEITH FINDLEY, WISCONSIN PUBLIC …